Lost Summer ’86

Verse 1
Hot asphalt melting in the rain
Empty bus stops, midnight trains
Static voices on the radio
Kids with nowhere else to go
Summer lightning on apartment walls
Old guitars and late-night calls
We were young enough to still believe
There was something more than this
Pre-Chorus
Streetlights fading into red
Dreams were louder in our heads
Chorus
Lost summer of ’86
Running wild through neon mist
Worn-out sneakers, hearts on fire
Living fast on broken wires
Lost summer — still remains
In cassette ghosts and pouring rain
I can still hear freedom roar
Through those distant thunder storms
Verse 2
Train station coffee after dark
Old graffiti, restless hearts
Sirens crying down the avenue
Every night felt dangerous and new
Cheap cigarettes and parking lot fires
Heavy metal and electric nights
We were shadows in the city glow
Trying hard not to let go
Pre-Chorus
Streetlights fading into red
Dreams were louder in our heads
Chorus
Lost summer of ’86
Running wild through neon mist
Worn-out sneakers, hearts on fire
Living fast on broken wires
Lost summer — still remains
In cassette ghosts and pouring rain
I can still hear freedom roar
Through those distant thunder storms
Bridge
And the wind still calls my name
From those endless August days
Every memory burns alive
Somewhere deep inside tonight
Final Chorus
Lost summer of ’86
Still alive inside these riffs
Neon shadows, burning skies
Young forever in my mind
Lost summer never dies
Hidden somewhere in the night
And I still hear freedom roar
Like those distant thunder storms…